Museo

After my firm retreat in Midway this year, the clan all got our Christmas tree permits and Kathy and Dennis were kind enough to share with us some of their tickets to the new Natural History Museum at the U. Bailey's helped move the exhibits, so we got the behind the scenes tour, where we could see the new state of the art storage facilities, research labs and specimen processing & storage facilities. I thought their collection of dinosaurs boasted several interesting varieties and I was impressed. We enjoyed it and there were a ton of kid friendly activities. I would recommend.

Howler-een

Halloween was fairly uneventful this year, in spite of the fact it was Bridger's first. He dressed as a monkey of the albino variety. We traveled to about two houses, visited the neighbors and thier kids and let him have his way with his candy while Grandma and Grandpa played with him. Next year, I imagine he'll be a little more into it. This year it was a little lost on him. We did attend a Halloween parade at Kelly's work and he got lots of candy, most of which, I enjoyed.

The Age of Defiance

How to classify this age. Sometimes it just feels like wanton disobedience, but at the same time, I celebrate his new found independence. This boy gets in more trouble...
Feeding time is for chumps. He can clearly do it better. I wash my hands of this.

Diaper changing time is a nightmare. No sooner do I get him out of his diaper, does he squirm around and crawl away, laughing all the while I idiotically chase him around the couch. Pajama time is unpleasant at best at brings tremendous tantrums and alligator tears.

We switched from the tooth washing cloth to an actual toothbrush and of course he can do that better too. Actually, he's pretty good at it.

Did I mention he's into every little thing? Everything. Literally. He especially loves baskets of unfolded laundry. Curtains. TV stands. Cupboards. Drawers. AND I caught him eyeballing the toilet the other day. Joy.

Golden Afternoon

There's something about the smell of decomposing plant matter and the crisp cool breath of fresh air that makes me soooo happy it's autumn. We went up to Snowbasin for a stroll yesterday to take in the beautiful fall colors and enjoy the sunshine. After which, Bridger stuffed his face full of beans and made a complete disaster of himself.

Last Days

This past weekend we received a long overdue visit from Leslie, Fraser, Ellie and Thomas. We decided to spend it at the goose park enjoying the last remaining days of good weather. Bridger is still not sold on playground equipment, but he's slowly warming up to it. His brand of entertainment involves seeing which small spaces he can cram his entire body into ie) the tv stand and locating and unplugging every cord in the house. It was wonderful to see you guys. We need to plan an adults only getaway soon!

Cornbelly's

There is nothing I won't do for a good coupon. For $2 off the price of admission, I will spend $20 in gas to drive 100 miles out of my way, $4 on a cowboy hat that Bridger will have destroyed and eaten in a week and $3 on face paint that left a ridiculous black ring around the bathtub, the likes of which took 20 minutes to scour. I will not, however, go to their pumpkin patch and spend $4 on a pumpkin the size of my fist. Because honestly, there are just some things I won't do.


Ride 'em cowboy!

The fields are ripe for harvest

Bridger held so still while getting his face painted. The lady said he was her very best customer.

He didn't even know how stinkin' cute he looked.

Perusing the maze of maize. I remember these being a lot more fun when I was in Jr. High and High School.

Deer Widow's Weekend

This year was spent crafting with Kathy and Sheryl. I attempted this very homespun yarn wreath from some cute ideas I got from Etsy. Took HOURS to wrap. I've got my eye on some suuuper cute Christmas patterns.